Hat-pin protector.



U. P. GAUNT & A. ALLEN. HAT PIN POINT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 00111, 1911.

- 1 043 415 Patented N0v.5, 1912.

pin protector, and Fig. 9 is a front elevation E STATES PATENHAT-PIN-POINT PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 11,

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

1911. Serial No. 654,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES FREDERICK GAUNT and ARTHUR ALLEN, subjectsof His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at thecity of Birmingham, England, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Hat-Pin-Point Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to point protectors for ladies hat pins andconsists of a hat pin point protector which is made of a sinuous tubularform open at one end for the insertion of the point part of the hat pin,said tubular part being of such a length and diameter as by itssinuosity to grip the hat pin when inserted therein. The closed end ofthe point protector is by preference made with a knob or enlargement tofacilitate holding the hat pin point protector by the thumb and fingerwhen inserting it on to or removing it fro-m the pointed end of the hatpin, and the other or open end of the hat pin protector is made with atrumpet mouth to facilitate the insertion of the pointed end of the hatpin therein.

Our invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings of which,

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a hat pin point protectorconstructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a plan of thesaid hat pin point protector; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the closed endof the same; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the open end of the same; Fig. 5is a plan of a stamped sheet metal blank for forming the said hat pinpoint protector; Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the said stamping; Fig.7 is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 8 is a cross sectional elevationof a metal ring which is used to hold together the two halves of thetrumpet mouth end of the hat of the said ring.

Our said hat pin point protector is made of metal or other suitable hardsubstance and is of a sinuous tubular form and of slightly largerinternal diameter than is the diameter of the hat pin to be insertedtherein, and the sinuosity of the tubular part 1 of the hat pin pointprotector is such that when the hat pin is inserted therein the pointprotector touches and grips it at three points which points arerespectively marked 2, 3 and 4E. The hat pin point protector has one end5 open and trumpet shaped and the other end is closed and made ofbulbous form or otherwise with a knob or enlargement 6 so that this partcan be gripped by the thumb and finger when inserting the hat pin pointprotector on to the hat pin or removing the hat pin point protectortherefrom. Said hat pin point protector is by preference, although notnecessarily, made from a sheet metal blank which is stamped in dies sothat portions are raised on one side corresponding with the halves ofthe said hat pin point protector if it were divided along itslongitudinal center line in a plane at right angles to the curves. Thiswill be understood by an examination of Figs. 5, 6 and 7 where it willbe seen that the stamping has two half sinuous tubular parts 1, formedwith half trumpet shaped mouth ends 5 and also two half knobs 6 thelatter being connected together by a very short to-ngue,.7 so that whenthe superfluous metal 8 has been clipped ofi then the two halves can befolded at the short tongue 7 bringing their two fiat sides together sothat they meet along the longitudinal center line 9. The two halves inthis form are then secured together by a trough section metal ring 10which is shown separately in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 and which is made of theproper diameter and shape to fit on to the trumpet end 5 and is thensecured thereon by the flange 11 of the ring being closed on to andaround the trumpet shaped mouth as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, thus thetwo halves of the stamping forming the hat pin point protector aresecured together without solder ing.

Although making the sinuous tubular hat pin point protector in halves asabove described is what we prefer, it is to be understood that ourinvention is not limited to this method of construction as if desiredthe hat pin point protector may consist merely of an open ended sinuousmetal or other suitable tube which is made in one piece.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is2- A hat pin point protector, comprising a sinuous tube open at one endand closed at the other end and adapted to grip and cover the pointedend of a hat pin when inserted therein, the open end of said tube beingflared outwardly to form a bell mouth, the closed end of said tube beingknob-shaped, said tube, bell mouth and knob being formed from a singlestamped sheet metal blank names to this specification in the presencefolded cent-rally upon itself, and a flanged of two subscribingWitnesses.

ring embracing the rim of the bell mouth, CHARLES FREDERIGK GAUNT. saidflange being pressed against the surface ARTHUR ALLEN. 5 of the bellmouth, whereby the ends of the Witnesses:

stamped blank are held together. ETHEL M. WEBB,

In testimony whereof Wehave signed our CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY.

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